Is TPAS/TPO integration a sign of things to come?
Malcolm McLean says the transfer of TPAS's dispute resolution function to the TPO raises again the question of whether there should be a single pensions regulator
No-one should really be surprised at the news that The Pensions Advisory Service's (TPAS) dispute resolution function is moving to The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO). The move includes the transfer of the...
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